Boer War Memorial

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Reference WMO/196911

Address:

Mesnes Park

Wigan

England

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Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Figure sculpture
Materials:
  • Stone Granite
Conflicts:
  • Boer War, Second (1899-1902)
About the memorial: Rough stone plinth with dedication supporting figure of Boer War soldier holding gun in one hand and a raised flag in the other. At his feet are other symbols of the war. The statue described no longer exists. It suffered from pollution and vandalism, and was removed in 1968. A replacement, rather less warlike, was erected in 2013. The story is told in the image of a descriptive plaque placed by the Memorial. IWM Register has a separate entry for the replacement, 78731 as well qs the original 18517 Sculptor: Sir William Goscombe John
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THIS MEMORIAL / WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / TO THE MEMORY OF / THE MEN BEONGING TO THE REGULAR / VOLUNTEER AND IMPERIAL YEOMANRY FORCES / OF WIGAN AND DISTRICT / WHO FELL IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1899-1902

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